Discover the Chakras and their Meanings There are seven different chakras that are placed throughout the body. Each chakra contains a different type of energy that is related to the area in which it is located. These locations are all along the spinal column, and are all connected to the organs and glands close to…

Do Mindfulness Apps work? A University of Otago study has found that using mindfulness meditation applications (apps) on phones is associated with improvements in people’s mental health. In a randomised, controlled trial, mindfulness app users reported modest improvements in depressive symptoms, resilience, mindfulness, and college adjustment, relative to control participants; as well as broader improvements…

Trying to understand What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness. Such a straightforward word, but to put it into practice, many people struggle to do so. It is defined as the ability to be fully present, aware of our surroundings, and of what is happening around us, but also not reacting to anything that is going on in…

As we approach the New Year, most people will be making plans, booking holidays or trying to change something in their lives. The beginning of a New Year is an ideal time to do it, often we feel refreshed and ready to the tackle the big, bad world again, ready to change our lives with…

The terms mindfulness and meditation are often connected. Both are techniques to calm a churning mind, both can compliment each other, and so both can wrongly be seen as interchangeable. While mindfulness and meditation do have a close relationship – and frequently interact – there are some key differences. Meditation An umbrella term that covers…